Vicke Lindstrand red striped glass vase Kosta Sweden 1950s

Vicke Lindstrand red striped glass vase for Kosta, Sweden 1950s. Signed to the base with the Lindstrand etched stamp and LH 1057. This is the shorter version of this design.

Excellent condition.

Viktor (Vicke) Lindstrand (1904-83) was one of the pioneers of Swedish glass. He began his work at Orrefors in 1928 mproducing many high quality pieces of etched glass and Graal glass in an Art Deco style. Along with Edvin Öhrström he pioneered the Ariel glass technqiue. In the 1940s he moved to Uppsala Ekeby to design ceramics. He returned to glass design in 1950 but to the other leading glass factory in Sweden, Kosta, where he became artistic director. The diversity and originality of his work both before and after the war makes him one of the foremost glass designers in Sweden. His work is held in museums worldwide.